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Dec 02, 2009 10:41 |  #1

Where is the best place to have pictures developed ? are the big names like Blacks and the like any good or am i better off going to a smaller place (If i can find one )
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Dec 02, 2009 11:53 |  #2

For routine stuff including enlargements up to I think 12x18 Costco is really hard to beat. Good quality, can turn off the auto correct and very good pricing. Costco.ca online, I take disk or card to store for times when I have lots of prints to do.


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Dec 02, 2009 12:08 |  #3

Cheers Mark, i'll try them , i had been using Walmart but i'm not happy with the colours, thanks again


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Dec 02, 2009 12:10 as a reply to  @ foxhound's post |  #4

Walmart is H O R R I B L E!!! I never really noticed the difference until I started processing my own stuff in lightroom. The colors are all out too lunch! I always go through Costco for all my stuff now.




  
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Dec 02, 2009 12:16 |  #5

I've had a few prints done at Costco recently. Good stuff, and pretty cheap, too.


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Dec 02, 2009 13:21 |  #6

This place has the printer profiles for most Costco's, you can enter into Photoshop and get very correct print results. Costco has very good equipment.

http://www.drycreekpho​to.com/icc/ (external link)


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Dec 02, 2009 14:06 |  #7

Believe it or not, I've had excellent results from Shoppers Drug Mart. My friends think I have my 8x10 prints done at an expensive studio, but they are from the local Shoppers. At $3 bucks, give 'em a try.


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Dec 02, 2009 14:06 |  #8

I'm not a Costco member so I use Blacks exclusively. They are very close to my home so I upload online then pick up at the store.


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Dec 02, 2009 14:21 |  #9

+1 for Costco


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Dec 02, 2009 20:20 |  #10

James P wrote in post #9122224 (external link)
Believe it or not, I've had excellent results from Shoppers Drug Mart. My friends think I have my 8x10 prints done at an expensive studio, but they are from the local Shoppers. At $3 bucks, give 'em a try.

I use Shoppers as well. I sold lots of photos this summer at the track. The drivers loved the photos. They looked good to me as well.


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Dec 02, 2009 20:25 as a reply to  @ racing-guy's post |  #11

Costco is great value - order online and pick them up the next day.

For custom work (where the client is paying :D) and for custom sizes, I use a local lab.


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Dec 03, 2009 14:33 |  #12

Thanks Guys , i used Costco and was pleased with the results


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